Olympus 6010 vs Sony A99

Here, we will be comparing the Olympus 6010 and Sony A99, one being a Waterproof and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap among the resolutions of the 6010 (12MP) and A99 (24MP) and the 6010 (1/2.3") and A99 (Full frame) have different sensor dimensions.

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The 6010 was unveiled 4 years before the A99 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus 6010 being a Compact camera and the Sony A99 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving right into a more detailed comparison, here is a short highlight of how the 6010 matches up vs the A99 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus Tough 6010 and Sony SLT-A99. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus 6010 Gallery and Sony A99 Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera often, you will need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus 6010 comes with outside dimensions of 95mm x 63mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.5" x 0.9") with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs) whilst the Sony A99 has sizing of 147mm x 111mm x 78mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 3.1") along with a weight of 812 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Here is a front view size comparison of the 6010 versus the A99.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 6010 and A99 is 94 and 57 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be difficult to visualize the gap in sensor measurements only by viewing a spec sheet. The visual below should provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the 6010 and A99.

As you can see, both of the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 6010 with its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field harder and the Sony A99 will render more detail having an extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots way more aggressively. The older 6010 will be behind in sensor tech.